Exercise rider Lindsey Molina nuzzled the horse Rendezvous in the stable of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. The horse ran fourth in the Derby Trial on opening day of Churchill Downs on Saturday. "He's got this thing," she said. "I'll cup my hands and he'll put his nose right in there." April 27, 2009.

Legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker, left, stood with trainer Charlie Whittingham outside of his stable in 1986. Shoemaker booted home the Whittingham-trained Ferdinand to win his fourth and final Kentucky Derby.

Bob Baffert stood on a trainer's stand at Churchill Downs in a pensive mood as he watched horses exercise at the Downs. He trained War Emblem to the Derby win and is now pointing toward the Preakness. The trainer has won three Kentucky Derbies, with Silver Charm, Real Quiet, and War Emblem.

Golden light from the spires of Churchill Downs helps to light the racetrack at the legendary Louisville facility, the home of the Kentucky Derby. Horses are on the track training for the biggest race. On the backside of the track, trainers talk to the media, and others get the horses ready for the big race.

John Floyd, left, is a former groom and now hot walker working with Willie Dunn, right, who is 42 and works as an exercise rider for the Chuck Simon Stable on the backside of Churchill Downs. They are taking a respite from work during the renovation break held each morning at the track to resurface the track.

James "Rambo" Vollroth is a native of New Hampshire and journeys across American tracks working as a hotwalker. A hotwalker walks the horses around the barn after they have trained, cooling them down. He's been working with horses the last 15 years.

Early riser Jockey Rafael Bearnjo, who rode Consolidator in a recent Kentucky Derby, emerged from the shadows with a yawn as he got ready to work a horse on the backside stable area of Churchill Downs. May 1, 2005.

Crowds on the backside stable area of Churchill Downs crowd around a chute as one of the Derby candidates makes its way to the racetrack for training. Derby Week sees huge crowds of the public come out to see the horses work out.